॥ अथ १५.८ ॥
व्यास उवाच ।
१५.८.४
अहमप्येतदेव त्वां ब्रवीमि कुरु मे वचः ।
अनुज्ञां लभतां राजा मा वृथेह मरिष्यति ॥
M N Dutt I also tell you (what the old king says.) Do you obey my words. Let the old king have your permission. Let him not die an inglorious death at home.
वैशंपायन उवाच ।
१५.८.८
अहं तु पुत्रो भगवान्पिता राजा गुरुश्च मे ।
निदेशवर्ती च पितुः पुत्रो भवति धर्मतः ॥
M N Dutt I am your son. You, O holy one, are my father! You are our king, and you are our preceptor! The son should as dictated by every duty, obey the commands of his father.
१५.८.१४
क्रतुभिर्दक्षिणावद्भिरन्नपर्वतशोभितैः ।
महद्भिरिष्टं भोगाश्च भुक्ताः पुत्राश्च पालिताः ॥
M N Dutt (At that time) he worshipped the celestials in many great sacrifices with profuse gifts consisting of hills of wealth and jewels, and ruled the Earth and protected his subjects wisely and well.
१५.८.१५
पुत्रसंस्थं च विपुलं राज्यं विप्रोषिते त्वयि ।
त्रयोदशसमा भुक्तं दत्तं च विविधं वसु ॥
M N Dutt Having obtained a good number of children and a prosperous kingdom, he enjoyed great riches for thirteen years while you were in exile, and gave away much wealth.
१५.८.१६
त्वया चायं नरव्याघ्र गुरुशुश्रूषया नृपः ।
आराधितः सभृत्येन गान्धारी च यशस्विनी ॥
M N Dutt Yourself also, O king, with your servants, O sinless one, have worshipped this king and the famous Gandhari with that ready obedience which a disciple pays to his preceptor.
१५.८.१७
अनुजानीहि पितरं समयोऽस्य तपोविधौ ।
न मन्युर्विद्यते चास्य सुसूक्ष्मोऽपि युधिष्ठिर ॥
M N Dutt Do you grant permission to your father. The time has come for his to attend to the practice of penances. He does He does not cherish, O Yudhishthira, even the slightest anger against any of you.
१५.८.१८
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनमनुज्ञाप्य च पार्थिवम् ।
तथास्त्विति च तेनोक्तः कौन्तेयेन ययौ वनम् ॥
M N Dutt Vaishampayana said Having said these words, Vyasa, soothed the old king. Yudhishthira, then, answered him, saying, “So be it.' The great ascetic then left the palace for proceeding to the forest.
॥ इति १५.८ ॥
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